Objectives: Although deaf children with cochlear implants (CIs) are able to develop good language skills, the large variability in outcomes remains a significant concern. The first aim of this study was to evaluate language skills in children with CIs to establish benchmarks. The second aim was to make …

Objective: To examine spoken language outcomes in children undergoing bilateral cochlear implantation compared with matched peers undergoing unilateral implantation. Design: Case-control, frequency-matched, retrospective cross-sectional multicenter study. Setting: Two Belgian and 3 Dutch cochlear implantation …

Integratie van geluiden tot samenhangende en herkenbare patronen middels 'bottom-up' en 'top down' processen, is essentieel om goed auditief te functioneren en tot spraakverstaan te komen (Brokx en Snik, 1999). Als die geluiden fonemen zijn en bijdragen aan het fonemisch bewustzijn, maar door zwak spraakverstaan …